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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Gaston County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Gaston County, North Carolina, drawn from 57 qualifying public schools. Ridgeview Charter School leads the list at 72.3%, against a median of 20.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Gaston County, North Carolina

Top % Black

72.3%

Median % Black

20.3%

MOST BLACK · GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Ridgeview Charter School	Gastonia, NC	Ridgeview Charter School	300	—	72.3%
2	Lingerfeldt Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	450	247	54.9%
3	Warlick Academy	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	175	95	54.3%
4	Woodhill Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	577	309	53.5%
5	W P Grier Middle School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	659	348	52.8%
6	York Chester Middle	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	398	188	47.2%
7	Ashbrook High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	1,386	625	45.1%
8	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	887	388	43.7%
9	Sherwood Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	553	239	43.2%
10	Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	374	157	42.0%
11	Hunter Huss High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	1,165	488	41.9%
12	Southwest Middle	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	832	280	33.6%
13	Gardner Park Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	560	186	33.2%
14	Brookside Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	512	162	31.6%
15	Robinson Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	420	129	30.7%
16	Holbrook Middle	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	712	217	30.5%
17	H H Beam Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	591	174	29.4%
18	Bessemer City Primary	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	445	126	28.3%
19	Bessemer City Middle	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	497	136	27.4%
20	North Gaston High	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	1,061	286	27.0%
21	Carr Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	665	178	26.8%
22	Webb Street School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	163	43	26.4%
23	Bessemer City High	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	590	148	25.1%
24	Forestview High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	1,133	282	24.9%
25	Ida Rankin Elementary School	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	533	128	24.0%
26	W C Friday Middle School	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	618	147	23.8%
27	Bessemer City Central Elem	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	392	93	23.7%
28	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	356	82	23.0%
29	Stuart W Cramer High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	953	193	20.3%
30	Mount Holly Middle	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	570	115	20.2%
31	Lowell Elementary	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	367	72	19.6%
32	Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	174	33	19.0%
33	W A Bess Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	674	121	17.9%
34	Springfield Primary	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	352	60	17.1%
35	McAdenville Elementary	McAdenville, NC	Gaston County Schools	190	31	16.3%
36	Cramerton Middle	Cramerton, NC	Gaston County Schools	959	154	16.1%
37	Costner Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	430	66	15.3%
38	Highland Sch of Technology	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	538	81	15.1%
39	Stanley Middle	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	602	87	14.4%
40	Kiser Elementary	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	328	45	13.7%
41	Gaston Early College High School	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	235	32	13.6%
42	Pinewood Elementary	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	508	65	12.8%
43	East Gaston High	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	917	117	12.8%
44	W B Beam Intermediate School	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	191	23	12.0%
45	South Point High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	989	119	12.0%
46	Cherryville High	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	484	56	11.6%
47	Belmont Middle	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	770	84	10.9%
48	New Hope Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	571	60	10.5%
49	Belmont Central Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	693	69	10.0%
50	Chapel Grove Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	382	37	9.7%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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